McDonald’s Japan is collaborating with Pokemon Go for the launch, turning the fast food chain’s restaurants into hot spots for the game. The game is reportedly coming soon to the island nation, and ahead of that, the Japanese government has now put out a one-page flier that warns players of potential danger and issues they could encounter while searching for Pokemon.
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A report suggested that the game was going to finally be released on Wednesday.
That left gamers in Akihabara, Tokyo’s center for all things tech, still pining to start catching Pokemon in their neighborhoods.
In Japan, McDonald’s locations are becoming “gyms”, where Pokemon Go players can wage virtual war against other so-called “trainers”. Fans have been eagerly awaiting its release since it first came out more than two weeks ago in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and then became a blockbuster hit in more than 20 countries.
The developer, Niantic, has not announced a release date for Japan. Elsewhere, there have been multiple reports of auto accidents and other mishaps because people were preoccupied with playing the game.
The game has caused a number of incidents globally since its debut earlier this month, including teenagers trespassing a nuclear power plant in the US and people getting robbed while trying to catch virtual Pokemon creatures in secluded places.
Takahashi said he was fascinated with the game and unhappy that it has been already released elsewhere but not in Japan, even though it is the birthplace of Pokemon.
Japanese authorities have also released safety guidelines to coincide with the game’s launch.
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Naoki Sakuraba, 21, saw a silver lining in the delay.
